Person    | Male  Born 3/12/1857  Died 3/8/1924

Joseph Conrad

Categories: Literature

Countries: Poland, Ukraine

Novelist, considered one of the greatest writers in English, despite it not being his mother-tongue. Born into a noble Polish family in what is now Ukraine. Working on ships he came to Britain in 1878 and learnt English. In 1886 he took British nationality. His works include: 'The secret agent' and 'Heart of darkness'. Died at home near Canterbury.

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Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, novelist, lived here. Greater London Council

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Mont Blanc restaurant

City of Westminster Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers,...

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Jane Austen Society

Jane Austen Society

Formed initially to preserve Jane's cottage in the village of Chawton, Hampshire. This was purchased in 1947 and is now open to the public.

Group, Literature

1 memorial
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Fiction, Literature

1 memorial
The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

A novel by John Wyndham. Most of the world's population has been blinded by a freak meteorite shower. Those who remain sighted have to face the added problem of dealing with the triffids which have...

Fiction, Literature

1 memorial
Dick Whittington's cat

Dick Whittington's cat

See Dick Whittington. The picture is the charming logo adopted by the Whittington Hospital on Highgate Hill.

Animal, Literature, Theatre

1 memorial
Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Poet and story writer. Born: Bombay, India. Died: London. See Waterloo Free Buffet. 2021: The Guardian reported some updates to English Heritage's information on Kipling: "While his children’s sto...

Person, Literature, Poetry, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, India

2 memorials